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 A.P. and Telangana to survey Polavaram backwater effect

Highlights

• A survey conducted by an expert committee set up by Telangana recently has found that storage of water at full would result in submergence of an additional six villages.

Polavaram Project

• It is an under construction multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in the Eluru District and East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh.
• The project has been accorded National project status by the Central Government of India.
• back water spreads into parts of Chhattisgarh and Odisha States.
• It gives major boost to tourism sector in Godavari Districts as the reservoir covers the famous Papikonda National Park, Polavaram hydroelectric project (HEP) and National Waterway 4 are under construction on left side of the river.
• Purpose: Transferred from the Godavari River basin to the Krishna River basin.

Godavari River

• It is India’s second longest river after the Ganges river and drains into the third largest basin in India
• It is dubbed as the Dakshina Ganga
• Location : Brahmagiri Mountain, Trimbakeshwar, Nashik, Maharashtra.
• States: Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha
• Mouth: Bay of Bengal, Antarvedi, Andhra Pradesh
• Tributaries

Left : Banganga, Kadva, Shivana, Purna, Kadam, Pranahita, Indravati, Taliperu, Sabari

 Right: Nasardi, Pravara, Sindphana, Manjira, Manair, Kinnerasani

• National Park : Coringa mangrove forests
• Jayakwadi Bird Sanctuary
• Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuary
• Pench National Park
• Indravati National Park
• Kanger Ghati National Park
• Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary